Ohio University

The best way to ensure you have the resources available is to have the protection of a sound health benefits program. Ohio University is dedicated to providing such a program to eligible Faculty and Staff.

Our benefits program is designed to provide protection and support for you and your family when there is illness, disability, or death. We believe it is a comprehensive program that represents an important part of your total compensation.

Core benefits include health, vision, dental/orthodontia insurance, prescription drug benefits, employee and dependent  life insurance, and short and long-term disability coverage. Health and dependent day care flexible spending accounts are also available.

Generous paid time off benefits including sick leave, vacation leave, and parental leave are also available.

Thank you for your interest in employment with the Office of Information Technology (OIT). As an OIT student employee, you will have the opportunity to develop excellent customer service skills, obtain industry leading training, and gain vital time management capabilities that can be applied in future job positions. We encourage you to review all available positions and please reach out if you have any questions. 

Learn what our current student employees enjoy most about working for OIT.

• Being an OIT student employee offers exciting, challenging, and rewarding jobs to those who are seeking opportunities to grow and succeed. 
• We value each person’s contribution to innovation and are always looking for interested students. Balancing a job and college coursework is undoubtedly challenging, but it can offer many benefits. 
• Whether you are in the area of desktop or classroom support, or working the IT Service Desk located in Bobcat Depot, you will develop valuable skills, including teamwork and collaboration, work prioritization, responsibility, and communication skills. 
• Working as an OIT student employee allows you to gain relevant workforce experience that is transferable to any career, not just for those entering IT customer service and computer science related careers.

Post-Study Work visa or permit, allowing international students on F-1 visas to work in the US after completing their studies, typically through Optional Practical Training (OPT).

Eligibility:
To be eligible for OPT, students must have been enrolled full-time in a US educational institution for at least one academic year and be seeking work related to their major.

Duration:
Students can apply for up to 12 months of OPT, either before they finish their studies (pre-completion) or after graduation (post-completion).

STEM OPT:
Students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields can apply for an extended OPT period of up to 24 months.

Contact our PSA counselor for more information

Graduate status requires an earned bachelor's degree from a U.S. college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association, or an international degree that is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree from a college or university recognized and approved by the Ministry of Education or Commission responsible for higher education in the country where the degree is earned. 

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 3.0 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale. Other factors, including having professional experience or an outstanding portfolio, may be considered for probationary admission if the undergraduate GPA is below the minimum requirement.

• iBT TOEFL: 80 composite, 17 all sections
• IELTS Academic: 6.5 composite and across all bands
• Paper TOEFL: 550 composite, 5 composition, 52 all other sections